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Barratt, Monica J.; Ferris, Jason A.; Lenton, Simon – Field Methods, 2015
Online purposive samples have unknown biases and may not strictly be used to make inferences about wider populations, yet such inferences continue to occur. We compared the demographic and drug use characteristics of Australian ecstasy users from a probability (National Drug Strategy Household Survey, n = 726) and purposive sample (online survey…
Descriptors: Sampling, Validity, Drug Abuse, Probability
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Johnson, Eugene G.; Rust, Keith F. – Journal of Educational Statistics, 1992
The use of sampling weights in deriving population estimates for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and the effects of nonresponse and undercoverage on those estimates are described. The estimation of sampling variability from complex sample surveys is also reviewed, concentrating on the jackknife repeated replication…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Estimation (Mathematics), Mathematical Models
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Thomas, Scott L.; Heck, Ronald H.; Bauer, Karen W. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2005
Institutional researchers frequently use national datasets such as those provided by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The authors of this chapter explore the adjustments required when analyzing NCES data collected using complex sample designs. (Contains 8 tables.)
Descriptors: Institutional Research, National Surveys, Sampling, Data Analysis